What are you drinking tonight 2024.

[Donegal john]

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This morning a coffee on DFDS ferry to Calais for a pre Christmas wine buying trip.
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Preprandial Chimay Biere Blonde in a little town restaurant in Marck, just outside Calais.
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Then it's Alsace Pinot Noir with local smoked salmon starter.
Both amazingly tasty.
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The it's another glass of red with the in-house Flanders speciality Potscheuelsh, salad and the thinnest of chips imaginable.
Suffice to say also top flavours.
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Then SWMBO'D followed with a serve-yourself pears in spiced red wine.
I tried some, the tastiest poached pear I never had.
I just had a coffee (not shown).
I then tasted a few (few too many) in the Calais wine superstore.
Obviously no photos there either!
A little sleepy now.

What’s your wine allowance now after brexit ?

 

[531Man]

What’s your wine allowance now after brexit ?

As of 2021 (when even the conversion of the Champagne +/spirits allowance to still wine, permitting an extra 9 litres was removed by HM Gov.),
it's now only 18 litres wine per person.
That's 24 bottles of 750ml each.
The only thing that make it remotely financially viable now is the vat reclaim systems operated by Global Blue or Skiptax.
'Pablo' terminals for the scanning of vat reclaim barcodes when leaving France are at all Channel ports / shuttle sites.
Oh, and 42 litres beer!

 

[Donegal john]

As of 2021 (when even the conversion of the Champagne +/spirits allowance to still wine, permitting an extra 9 litres was removed by HM Gov.),
it's now only 18 litres wine per person.
That's 24 bottles of 750ml each.
The only thing that make it remotely financially viable now is the vat reclaim systems operated by Global Blue or Skiptax.
'Pablo' terminals for the scanning of vat reclaim barcodes when leaving France are at all Channel ports / shuttle sites.
Oh, and 42 litres beer!

We’ll worth it then

 

[YeastFace]

Hohenthannen Märzen Festbier.

 

[Tanglefoot]

Just been gifted a bag of assorted cold lagers so getting stuck in with this Italian export for starters - welcome to the weekend !

 

[YeastFace]

Is that the lemon flavoured one?

 

[Druss]

I'm not usually much of a cider guy, but these were on offer in Tesco.

Not bad, a bit chemical tasting.

Nice enough, not amazing though.

A bit sickly, sort of like liquified boiled sweets.

Probably the best of the bunch, tastes more like an alcopop that a cider.

 

[Donegal john]

I'm not usually much of a cider guy, but these were on offer in Tesco.

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Not bad, a bit chemical tasting.

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Nice enough, not amazing though.

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A bit sickly, sort of like liquified boiled sweets.

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Probably the best of the bunch, tastes more like an alcopop that a cider.

I like an odd cider but not that kind of offering. I would assume it’s all artificial flavouring and colouring that’s used in them.
Did you drink all of them or just a taste then drain pour them ?

 

[Donegal john]

Home at 3 from work. Into the garage to try and tidy it up so I can get near my brew kit to see if I can motivate myself to brew. Now in to make dinner and a pint of Belgian pale ale that is at its peak. Reminds me of a leffe blonde. Nice.

 

[Druss]

I like an odd cider but not that kind of offering. I would assume it’s all artificial flavouring and colouring that’s used in them.
Did you drink all of them or just a taste then drain pour them ?

Yeh, they're all very artificial tasting, not terrible but not really what I would call 'cider'.

They were cheap enough that I got a four pack of each flavour and I'm cheap enough (and/or borderline alcoholic enough ) to drink the lot.

They're only something like 3.4% ABV though so it's not gut rot, just tastes like slightly boozy pop.

 

[Donegal john]

Can't say exactly what I've been up to in the last few months.

Are you a spy ??

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Are you a spy ??

He can’t answer that

 

[Donegal john]

Yeh, they're all very artificial tasting, not terrible but not really what I would call 'cider'.

They were cheap enough that I got a four pack of each flavour and I'm cheap enough (and/or borderline alcoholic enough ) to drink the lot.

They're only something like 3.4% ABV though so it's not gut rot, just tastes like slightly boozy pop.

Put a shot of vodka or rum into them and liven that party up lol

 

[Donegal john]

He can’t answer that

He could if you let him

 

[Clint]

Are you a spy ??

Can't remember?

 

[Donegal john]

Can't remember?

Can’t remember if he is a spy or what he done ? Or you can’t remember what he did ? Or you can’t remember who you are ?
This could go deep.

 

[Clint]

Most of that.

 

[Donegal john]

Most of that.

Apart from going deep. It’s the tip that counts.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

He could if you let him

I’m his parole officer, it wouldn’t be in his interests

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

My wife bought me a small treat when she took an old lady shopping this afternoon. I’m working my way through.